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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what did a bartender show Bartle when he wanted to pay for his beer?
(a) Yellow ribbon and newspaper clippings of soldiers, airmen, and sailors.
(b) Yellow ribbon, 8x10 photo of a soap star, and newspaper clipping of a man with a catfish.
(c) Yellow ribbon and a photo of a soldier in a newspaper clipping.
(d) Yellow ribbon and some medals.

2. In Chapter 5, what did Bartle's mother drive to take him home from the airport?
(a) Chevy.
(b) Chrysler.
(c) Dodge.
(d) Ford.

3. In Chapter 4, how many streetlights had survived the battle?
(a) 4.
(b) 11.
(c) 9.
(d) 1.

4. What color was the bargirl's hair who Bartle saw in Chapter 3?
(a) Brown.
(b) Red.
(c) Black.
(d) Blonde.

5. In Chapter 5, what did John want to do when he came home?
(a) Call a friend.
(b) Shower and sleep.
(c) Go for a walk.
(d) Eat lunch.

6. In Chapter 1, how did Bartle and Murph stay awake?
(a) Energy drinks.
(b) Fear and caffeine.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Fear and amphetamines.

7. In Chapter 1, what was the name of the interpreter?
(a) Yani.
(b) Malik.
(c) Pavel.
(d) Rohan.

8. Who was driving a car in Chapter 1, whose occupants were killed by Sterling and the other soldiers?
(a) Old man and a child.
(b) Old woman and a child.
(c) Old man and woman.
(d) 3 men.

9. What could Bartle and Murph hear in Chapter 4 as they watched fires on the hillside?
(a) Sobbing.
(b) Soft keening.
(c) Howling.
(d) Crying.

10. In Chapter 2, what does Bartle learn later that the weather was when Mrs. Murphy read the letter he wrote in Murph's name?
(a) Stormy.
(b) Snowy.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Rainy.

11. Where did Murph go when he joined the Army?
(a) Benning.
(b) Bliss.
(c) Anniston.
(d) San Luis Obispo.

12. In Chapter 2, what year does Bartle say is the vehicle that Mrs. Murphy drives?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1984.

13. In Chapter 3, where did Bartle notice that Sterling had tattoos?
(a) Back.
(b) Chest.
(c) Left bicep.
(d) Right bicep.

14. In Chapter 5, what was the name of the bridge that Bartle and his mother crossed on their way home from the airport?
(a) World War II Veterans Memorial Bridge.
(b) George P. Coleman Memorial Bridge.
(c) Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
(d) The James River Bridge.

15. Who was in the cathedral when Bartle arrived in Chapter 3?
(a) Tour guide, school kids, and a priest.
(b) Priest and some old women.
(c) Priest and some old men.
(d) Priest and some uns.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color hair did the colonel have who came to give Bartle and the others orders?

2. What color were Murph's eyes?

3. In Chapter 2, what did Sterling do to Bartle after Bartle spoke with Mrs. Murphy?

4. What did Bartle get free on the plane to Richmond in Chapter 5?

5. After Bartle gets off the first plane in the United States in Chapter 5, where does he go first?

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